Oprah, DeGeneres drop out of Emmy race

According to Access Hollywood, this is the first time that DeGeneres has taken her name out of the nomination pool. Winfrey has not included her show since winning her seventh statue and the lifetime achievement award in 1999.

Still in the running are Rachael Ray, Bonnie Hunt, Dr Mehmet Oz, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa and the five stars of The View.